Casino Definition Wikipedia
English[edit]
A gambling stand in Paris Gambling (also known as betting) is the wagering of money or something of value (referred to as 'the stakes') on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods. In a casino game, the players gamble cash or casino chips on various possible random outcomes or combinations of outcomes. Casino games are also available in online casinos, where permitted by law. A meta description is an element in the HTML code of a web page that provides a brief description of the content of that page. Although the visitors of a website cannot see it directly, search engines such as Google use it to display a web page in search results. See synonyms for casino on Thesaurus.com noun, plural casinos for 1. A building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc. (in Italy) a small country house or lodge. Etymology and usage. Casino is of Italian origin; the root casa means a house. The term casino may mean a small country villa, summerhouse, or social club. During the 19th century, casino came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place; such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions.
Alternative forms[edit]
- cassino(card game only)
Etymology[edit]
From Italiancasino, diminutive form of casa(“house”), from Latincasa(“cottage, hut”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kæˈsinoʊ/, /kəˈsinoʊ/
Noun[edit]
casino (countable and uncountable, pluralcasinosorcasinoesorcasini)
- A public building or room for entertainment, especially gambling.
- (uncountable) A card game for two to four players.
Translations[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- casino in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- casino in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
- casino at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
- Caison, Cianos, Sicano, casoni
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Borrowed from French or directly from Italian?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kaːˈzi.noː/
Audio - Hyphenation: ca‧si‧no
- Rhymes: -inoː
Noun[edit]
casinon (pluralcasino's, diminutivecasinootjen)
- casino, gamblinghouse
- Synonym:speelhuis
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian, possibly via English
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ka.zi.no/
Audio (Paris) Audio
Noun[edit]
casinom (pluralcasinos)
- a casino
Further reading[edit]
- “casino” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- casinò (casino; place to gamble)
Etymology[edit]
casa + -ino; cognate with Piedmontesecasin
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [kaˈziː.no], /kaˈzino/
- Hyphenation: ca‧sì‧no
Noun[edit]
casinom (pluralcasini)
- a particular card game
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
- anciso, ascino, cosina, in caso, sciano, sicano, sonica
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Portugal)IPA(key): /kɐ.ˈzi.nu/
Noun[edit]
casinom (pluralcasinos)
- (Portugal)Alternative form of cassino
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
Casino Card Game
casinom (pluralcasinos)
- (Chile)cafeteria, canteen(staff restaurant)